Chapter 187: Extreme Cold. Is it still possible to send New Year gifts these days?
During dinner, Chu An asked Gu Ye to bring over a box lunch.
Gu Ye left home at six o'clock and came back at nine o'clock. His face was flushed and his eyes were wandering. It was obvious that he had been drinking.
"Why are you drinking?" Chu An stood in the middle of the living room, holding his hands and staring at him.
Gu Ye smiled foolishly, leaning against the wall and slowly moving towards the living room, "Brother Tang was in a bad mood, I only drank a small... small cup."
The alcohol tolerance is still poor!!!
"How old were you when you started drinking?" Chu An lectured him as a 20-year-old adult.
"Ah - you made me drink last time too." Big Dog felt a little aggrieved.
He brought food to Tang Xiao and found that he looked listless, so he consoled him. As a result, Tang Xiao started to talk and insisted on complaining to him.
He could swear to heaven that he was just pretending to take a sip just to keep Tang Xiao company, he really didn't want to drink it.
I don't know what happened, but I ended up sipping the whole glass.
"I let you drink because I let you drink. No one else can."
It wasn't that she was arbitrary. Gu Ye was still young, and some habits were hard to change once formed. She also gave him a limited amount of wine, and it was to ward off the cold, not for entertainment.
"Well, then I won't drink it again." Gu Ye moved in front of her, his almond-shaped eyes misted with tears, and said pitifully.
Her attitude of admitting her mistake was fine, and her tone softened, "It's not that I don't allow you to drink, but you have to get my consent in the future, understand?"
Gu Ye smiled immediately. He was as tall as a wall. He slowly bent down to look at her at eye level. "From now on, I won't drink without Xiao An's consent."
She believed in Big Dog's assurance, and now there was no conflict of interest with 1112, so Big Dog would not be harmed.
"I'm going to take a shower and make myself some hangover soup."
"Yeah."
It's not that she is cautious. The next disaster is coming soon, and as they come into contact with more and more survivors, their mentality will change.
If you think about it carefully, because of her participation, the 11th floor did not suffer any substantial damage from 906 and 510, and they also escaped danger at the Longlonglong Supermarket. They also stockpiled a lot of supplies for the winter and survived the extreme cold.
She had not deliberately protected them, and even kept a distance on purpose, letting them feel the cruelty of the doomsday. But these people would suffer every time they acted alone, and their thoughts did not keep up with the rhythm of the doomsday, and they often said some speechless words.
She did not deny that 1112 were all kind people, but how long could they keep it up? In prosperous times, people kept repeating the same thing every day, let alone in the end times.
After Chu An finished taking a shower, she saw Gu Ye sitting obediently beside the bed, looking at her eagerly with his starry eyes.
"What's up?"
Gu Ye nodded vigorously, wanting to speak and talk.
"Go ahead."
The big dog was instantly revived and described the things in the shelter with his hands and feet dancing.
There were no private rooms in the shelter. Everyone lived in a large bunk bed that could accommodate 50 people. It was like listening to a symphony at night and it was impossible to fall asleep.
This is nothing. The most unbearable thing is the various sour and smelly smells, which are so sour and refreshing.
The girls' dormitory where Huo Sisi lived was a little cleaner, but most of the women there brought their children with them, and at night you could hear the crying of children.
In less than three days, all four began to suffer from mental breakdown.
The food was even worse. The day's food was distributed at 10:30 a.m., two coarse grain steamed buns with seven or eight pickled vegetables, and one could eat a baked potato every other night.
"They dare not take out the delicious food easily because there are so many eyes watching them."
Although the shelter is guarded, there are always places that are not covered. The elderly, children and women are the targets of robbery.
There was no punishment for being caught. Everyone was miserable, each one more pitiful than the other. At most they would get a few words of criticism and education.
"Isn't Yin Tianlin the warehouse manager? How could he be short of food?"
"Brother Tang said that he was the worst off. There were many people wandering outside the warehouse every day, and they would lose points if they lost a pin. He also met his former nemesis, who was also a warehouse manager. He was framed by that person a few days ago, and his points were deducted to negative numbers. He had to fill the gap in supplies himself."
The shelter does not allow people to go out at will. Only official scavenging teams can go out once a day. They must register when entering and leaving. Points will be deducted for those who forget to register, those who do not return home at night, and those who do not hand in the supplies they find will be deducted points.
Tang Xiao and Li Rong both joined the scavenging team. They are registering in Luoyang these nights. Considering their past friendship, they asked him to come back and stay for a night. Tomorrow, Li Rong will come back and stay for a night. The two of them want to have a good sleep and a full meal.
Chu An didn't react too much, hoping that they could see the current situation clearly as soon as possible.
After Gu Ye finished speaking, he lay down on the bed contentedly. He had no way of telling Tang Xiao how happy he was in front of her, so he could only murmur vaguely to Xiao An, "Xiao An, thank you."
Chu An didn't hear clearly, and when he turned around to ask, he found that he had fallen asleep.
1112 looked back quite early. Three days later, all four of them returned with dark circles under their eyes.
According to Tang Xiao, who was in a slightly better mood, in order to leave the shelter, they owed 50 kilograms of food and promised to pay it off within a month.
sharp! ! !
On the morning of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, Liu Dawei suddenly came over and gave Chu An ten kilograms of rice, three kilograms of flour, and three kilograms of potatoes, which were very expensive according to the current market conditions.
Are there still people giving New Year gifts these days? She didn't want to accept it, but Liu Dawei insisted on giving it to her.
"You are Shen Xun's sister, which means you are my sister. I can only take care of you so much."
"Okay then. I'll take the flour and potatoes, and you can take the rice back."
"Why?" Liu Dawei looked shocked.
From his shocked expression, Chu An became more certain of his thoughts, "The flour and potatoes are yours, I'll take them. The rice's origin is unknown."
The gift-giving custom in City C emphasizes balance, giving in pairs and giving equally, and this combination obviously has a share in other people.
Liu Dawei gave her a thumbs up and said, "The rice was given by Director Wang. He was afraid that you would not accept it, so he sent it in my name."
Director Wang thought just the opposite. If someone gave it to her for free, she might not want it, but she must want it if it was given by her leader.
Since the origin is clear, I accepted it.
She didn't let Liu Dawei go back empty-handed, and filled his space with some vegetables.
Lettuce, coriander, green pepper and tomatoes, divide into two portions, and give the other portion to Director Wang.
Liu Dawei's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly put it away, saying he would take it back for his daughter. His daughter was three years old and had forgotten what vegetables tasted like.
Chu An was afraid that he would become suspicious, so he deliberately let him see the planting boxes and flower pots in the house.
After seeing Liu Dawei off, Li Qing’s New Year gift arrived.
Li Qing asked Wolf Head to carry 50 kilograms of wild boar meat, which had already been washed and cut into pieces.
"Brother Qing said to send more when the food is gone. If we send too much, we're afraid people will miss it."
Chu An didn't let him go back empty-handed either. He also gave him some vegetables, but in larger quantities and with more varieties, including Chinese cabbage and cucumbers.
"By the way, give this to Li Qing and Duoduo."
Chu An picked out dozens of sets of adult men's clothing and more than a dozen clothes and skirts for little girls in the space.
It was only last time that she discovered that Duoduo was a girl, and she could use it when it was extremely hot.
Wolf Head didn't pretend to be unhappy and accepted it happily. Before leaving, he helped her take away the garbage at the door.
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